, 1887-05-27
Commencement DAY.
Interesting and Highly Successful
Graduating Exercises.
0ratlons by Graduates Governor
Moonlight's Address, Etc.

Commencement day, 1887, has come
and gone, and it certainly can be said to
have been one of the most successful af-
fairs OF the kind ever held il the terri
tory, and such as reflects to the utmost
credit of Prot. Churchill, his able corps
of assistants, the members of the school
board, and all who participated in the ex-
ercises.
The commencement exercises really
commenced yesterday at the central school,
on which occasion there were Rotations
by Bert Gleason, Elsie Myers, Gertie
Douglas and Lily Whipple; essays by
Bessie Mcmahon, Lottie Yale, George
Benjamin, Gussie Johnston, Gertie Ellis,
Belle Snow, Maud Martin; readings by
May Whitcomb, Emma Griffith and Lisle
Smith; a defamation by Charles Mallen;
a solo by Miss Minnie Russell: an imagin-
airy session of the continental congress.
participated in by thirteen of the school
boys; songs, etc. All of those who parti-
cipated did remarkably well, among them
the essays by the Misses Bessie McMahon
and Lottie Yale, and the Rotations by
the Misses Lily Whipple and Elsie Myers,
might be especially mentioned for their
excellence. The exercises at the school
in the morning, in some respects, were
| fully equal to those at the opera house in
the evening.
The opera house was filled to its utmost
capacity last evening, and the reporter
noticed among those seated on the plat
form, Governor Moonlight. Rev. A. W.
Williams, Luke Voorhees,, s. j. Quinby,
I. B. Hicks. A @. Snyder. j. G. Baird
and j. FL. Durbin, members OF the school
board. Prof. j. o. Churchill and others.
The exercises were opened with a chorus
by a large choir, consisting mostly of
girls and young lady pupils, dressed in
white, which was followed with prayer by
Rev. A. w. Williams A piano duet by
the Misses Nav Tuttle and Lottie Yale
was next in order, its rendition being very
fine, and following this came an Grafton
by Miss Shuttle, her subject being THE
Novel,, which was not only exceedingly
well handled and replete with fine
thoughts, but was delivered in a pleasing
manner. Miss Mabel Martin then recited
in a superb manner The Brier Rose"
Next came gymnastic exercises by a
large number of young boys and girls,
and this was one OF the gems Of the pro.
pranme. They were so loudly and ire
mendously encored that they were COM
PEELED to appear a second time.
Then came an Grafton by Miss Sadie
Bristol on the subject of ''Cranks," the
young lady's idea being that all those
who have been inventors or leaders in
any new enterprise were cranks in their
time, and that the world would be stand.
ing still were it not for the men whom
some people called cranks. The Grafton
was a fine one and most highly appreci-
ated.
Clarence johnson followed With a fine
defamation, his subject being John
Maynard" who stood at the wheel of his
vessel until he lost his life but saved 300
others.
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